Rocky Horror coming to Bad Axe

Published 10:37 am, Monday, April 25, 2016

BAD AXE  The Time Warp. Shouting things at the movie screen. Throwing confetti and toast. Dressing up as movie characters and acting out parts of the film.

These unique elements could only be from the first and only true audience participation movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The Bad Axe Theatre is showing the classic film at midnight tonight and Saturday. This is the first time the film has been at this theatre.

People who dress up as one of the characters in the film will get $1 off the $5 admission. No one under 13 will be admitted.

Those who are familiar with the movie should feel free to bring the usual props, such as rice, newspapers, water pistols, noisemakers, confetti, toilet paper, unbuttered toast, and a deck of cards. More props that can be used can be found at the website www.rockyhorror.com.

The movie, which stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, and features the rock singer Meatloaf, is not really a horror film. It's a dynamic mixture of a rock musical/science fiction/comedy. Of course, the audience participation helps make the movie more comical.

Those unfamiliar with The Rocky Horror Picture Show are welcome to witness the antics for themselves and get acquainted with the only movie during which people can yell and throw things and not get in trouble.

The movie originally came out in the mid-1970s and was created by Richard O'Brien, who also played the character Riff Raff.

Bad Axe Theatre owner Mark Rolfe has received requests to do a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is one of his favorite movies. Rolfe has been hoping to bring the movie to the theatre for years.